Historical account of Tamil satyagraha struggle launched in Jaffna

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Historical account of Tamil satyagraha struggle launched in Jaffna
Historical account of Tamil satyagraha struggle launched in Jaffna by Thusi test Tue, 10/11/2026 - 17:09 Body The launch of ‘Sathyagraha Varalaru’ at the Thanthai Selva auditorium in Jaffna on Saturday. A historical account of the Tamil satyagraha movement, documenting the non-violent resistance campaigns that shaped the Tamil struggle for political rights and the Sri Lankan state’s suppression of those campaigns, was launched in Jaffna on Saturday. Sathyagraha Varalaru (History of Satyagraha) is attributed to K. Sivapatham, who documented the Tamil satyagraha movement in a work published in…
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Sri Lankan minister warns against LTTE symbols ahead of Maaveerar Naal
Sri Lankan minister warns against LTTE symbols ahead of Maaveerar Naal by Thara Tue, 10/11/2026 - 16:40 Body Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has claimed Tamils are free to remember relatives killed during the war but warned that the Sri Lankan government will not permit anything it deems to promote the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), including the use of its symbols. His remarks come weeks before Maaveerar Naal, or Great Heroes Day, on 27 November, when Tamils across the North-East and the diaspora remember the…
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‘Striking at the stomach of every fisherman’ - Only 80 net permits for all of Mannar, says Tamil MP
‘Striking at the stomach of every fisherman’ - Only 80 net permits for all of Mannar, says Tamil MP by Thusi test Tue, 10/11/2026 - 17:10 Body Selvam Adaikalanathan. File photograph Only 80 fishermen in Mannar have been issued permits to use purse-seine nets, in a district of some 38,000 families, the Tamil parliamentarian Selvam Adaikalanathan said on Monday, accusing the Sri Lankan government and those before it of taking no interest in the welfare of North-East fishermen. Speaking at a media briefing at his office in Mannar, Adaikalanathan said decisions taken at the development committee…
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Cleaning begins at three more LTTE cemeteries in Mullaitivu ahead of Maaveerar Naal
Cleaning begins at three more LTTE cemeteries in Mullaitivu ahead of Maaveerar Naal by Thusi test Tue, 10/11/2026 - 17:12 Body A rebuilt grave at the Iranaipalai Maaveerar cemetery, which was destroyed by the Sri Lankan military. Cleaning work has begun at three more Maaveerar cemeteries in the Mullaitivu district ahead of Maaveerar Naal on 27 November, with a mass clean-up planned at Vannivilankulam on Tuesday. Maaveerar, meaning “great heroes”, is the name Tamils give to the fallen Tamil liberation fighters. Maaveerar Naal, or Great Heroes Day, is the day on which they are remembered. At…
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Hundreds brought from the south to Thaiyiddy vihara as Tamils protest in the rain
Hundreds brought from the south to Thaiyiddy vihara as Tamils protest in the rain by Thusi test Tue, 10/11/2026 - 17:06 Body Landowners at Thaiyiddy protested in heavy rain on Monday against the illegal Buddhist vihara built on their seized land, as hundreds of Sinhala Buddhists were brought from the south of the island for a large religious ceremony inside it. Landowners and activists protest in heavy rain at Thaiyiddy on Monday. The vihara was put up on privately owned land at Thaiyiddy that was seized by force and without any permits. Landowners have protested for years demanding that it…
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TID questions former Valvettithurai councillor for three hours over Kuttimani statue
TID questions former Valvettithurai councillor for three hours over Kuttimani statue by Thusi test Mon, 09/11/2026 - 17:08 Body Kuttimani and Thangathurai in Sri Lankan police custody. File photograph Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) held a former member of the Valvettithurai Urban Council at its office in Jaffna for three hours of questioning on Saturday over an attempt to erect a statue to Kuttimani and Thangathurai, pressing him on where the money for it had come from. Kandasamy Satheesh was detained at the TID office and questioned over the proposal to put up a statue at…
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